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Five Hours a Year

A serialized novel · 24 chapters published · 3 free to read

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Her husband gave her five free hours a year and billed the rest, even her father's funeral. She walked out, took a desk in San Francisco, and now he has to book her time.

Tropes & themes: contemporary · female lead · romance · betrayal · divorce & regret · second chance · modern city · steamy

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: The Funeral Invoice (free)
  2. Chapter 2: The Cooling-Off Agreement (free)
  3. Chapter 3: A Desk With Her Name (free)
  4. Chapter 4: My Rate Is Three Thousand (free with an account)
  5. Chapter 5: Hour One (free with an account)
  6. Chapter 6: The Offer (free with an account)
  7. Chapter 7: Three and a Half Hours (free with an account)
  8. Chapter 8: The Porch (free with an account)
  9. Chapter 9: Alec's POV: The Missing Closing (free with an account)
  10. Chapter 10: LT Holdings (free with an account)
  11. Chapter 11: What the Store Cost (free with an account)
  12. Chapter 12: No Clock (free with an account)
  13. Chapter 13: Sworn Against Him (free with an account)
  14. Chapter 14: What I Didn't Ask (free with an account)
  15. Chapter 15: Alec's POV: The Name on the Door (free with an account)
  16. Chapter 16: Free Hours (free with an account)
  17. Chapter 17: The Night Before (free with an account)
  18. Chapter 18: The Tenants' Trial (free with an account)
  19. Chapter 19: The Old Front Door (free with an account)
  20. Chapter 20: Five Free Hours (free with an account)
  21. Chapter 21: Alec's POV: The Hearing (free with an account)
  22. Chapter 22: What Donna Said (free with an account)
  23. Chapter 23: Nowhere to Be (free with an account)
  24. Chapter 24: Sunday Dinner (free with an account)

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